This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

Now, a team in Brazil has uncovered a 113-million-year-old hell ant that represents the oldest hell ant specimen known to ...

The fossil’s discovery in Brazil shows that ants have been around for longer than once thought. This insect impaled its prey ...

A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest ant specimen known to science, finds ...

Cal Poly Pomona plant science students invite the community to Cultivation Celebration, a free hands-on event, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Alec Quinn is a current Museum Studies Graduate Student at George Washington University with an Undergraduate degree in Paleontology from Appalachian State University. She currently volunteers in ...

Research results demonstrate the potential of GM cowpea to enhance yields and profitability for resource-poor farmers.

Previously, the oldest known ants came from amber in France and Myanmar, dating back about 100 million years. This new specimen pushes that date back by 13 million years. More importantly, it’s the ...

The colourful home of Melbourne artist Miranda Skoczek is labyrinthine, carnivalesque, and full of delight (especially the ...

Brazilian fossil hunters unearthed Earth's oldest known ant, a 113 million-year-old predator with scythe-like jaws that ...

Picture this: a tiny bird, no bigger than a teacup, once on the verge of disappearing forever, now chirping with hope again ...

A new custom-built sugarbeet harvester is now in the hands of researchers at North Dakota State University and the University ...